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Gale Warning 734, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2008, 9:25 AM AKST. It was in force for 31 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 19, 2008, 9:25 AM AKST (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191827 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THU MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 925 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 984 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR ICY BAY FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FROM 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SAT MORNING AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008
CORRECTED FOR WARNINGS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE SLIGHTLY MORE CONSISTENT IN THE MID RANGE AND SHORT TERM
THAN THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT STILL NOT EXCELLENT.
TREND IS TOWARD LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST IN THE SHORT
TERM WITH A 50/50 BLEND TOWARD THE 00Z GFS IN THE MID RANGE.
REASONING BEHIND THIS IS THAT THE GFS SOLUTION HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH
BUT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF RUNS THE OTHER MODELS HAVE TRENDED TOWARD
THAT SOLUTION. PAST 84 HOURS THE 19/00Z ECMWF WAS CHOSEN AS THE MODEL
OF THE DAY FOR HOW IT HANDLED THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST. THIS IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE HPC SOLUTION WHICH
LEANED HEAVILY ON THE ECMWF.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS A CLOSED LOW CENTER OVER THE GULF
OF ALASKA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA. THE SURFACE ANALYSIS
SHOWS A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH A COMPLEX LOW SYSTEM ROTATING OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA AND A BLOCKING SURFACE HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
AS THE LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION SEVERAL
IMPULSES WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH CONTINUING
TO PROVIDE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE SURFACE FEATURES. BETWEEN THE
HIGH AND THE LOW A TIGHTENED GRADIENT AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
ARE CONTRIBUTING TO GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AS WELL AS
CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THE LONG WAVE TROUGH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA IS BRINGING MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION. AS
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THE NORTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FRONT COMBINED
WITH SOME COLD AIR DAMMING TO THE NORTH IS CAUSING GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED PASSES
LIKE THOMPSON PASS. THE PRESENCE OF A LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA WILL BRING WIND SHEAR TO SOME AREAS AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS
TO OTHERS. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ALL ACROSS THE MARINES
TODAY AS THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AND CHANNELING ENHANCE THE LOCAL
WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COASTAL AREAS...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP IT A MIX ALONG THE GULF COAST AND OVER KODIAK
TODAY. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW IN THE
GULF SHIFTS SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND CONTINUES TO PUSH FRONTAL BANDS
ONSHORE.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
MAINLAND WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE AK
PEN TODAY...WITH SOME STRONGER LOW LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MARINE ZONES ALONG THE
COAST AS THE GUSTY WINDS MOVE OFF THE MAINLAND. OTHERWISE COLD TEMPS
AND NICE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MAINLAND THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
IN THE ALEUTIANS...A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. AS THIS LOW GAINS THE SUPPORT
OF THE COLD AIR ADVECTING IN FROM RUSSIA IT WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN. THIS WILL BRING UPPER GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS
ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
PROGRESSES EASTWARD IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. BY FRIDAY MORNING THE
SYSTEMS WILL BRING WIND AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY BECOME ABSORBED BY THE
LOW IN THE GULF. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENTIRE PATTERN TO RETROGRADE
AND BY SATURDAY MOST OF THE MAINLAND WILL SEE PRECIPITATION. CURRENT
TEMPERATURE FORECASTS INDICATE THIS WILL BE SNOW FOR THE MOST PART.
AFTER SATURDAY A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AGAIN BUT THIS
PATTERN LOOKS TO BE WEAKER THAN OUR CURRENT PATTERN SO IT WILL NOT
REMAIN NEARLY AS STAGNANT FOR NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 138 150
GALE 125 140 141 155 160 165 172 175 176 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 19, 2:46 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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